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358214623cubist movementtwentieth-century art style; represented by Pablo Picasso; rendered objects as geometric shapes.0
358214624Fascismpolitical ideology that became predominant in Italy and then Germany in the 1920s and 1930s; attacked the weakness of democracy and the corruption and class conflict of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs.1
358214625Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)a multi-nation treaty, sponsored by American and French leaders, that outlawed war.2
358214626John KeynesBritish economist who stressed the importance of government spending to compensate for loss of purchasing power during a depression; influenced the policies of the New Deal and postwar European economic planning.3
358214627New DealPresident Franklin Roosevelt's program to combat economic depression4
358214628new feminisma wave of agitation for women's rights dating from about 1949; emphasized equality between sexes.5
358214629Popular Frontalliance of French socialist, liberal, and communist parties; won election in 1936; blocked from reform efforts by conservative opposition; fell in 19386
358214630technocrata new type of bureaucrat trained in the sciences or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; rose to importance in governments after World War II.7
358214631totalitarian statea 20th century form of government that exercised direct control over all aspects of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and other communist states.8
358214632welfare stateGreat Depression-inspired system that increased government spending to provide social insurance and stimulate the economy.9

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